Comments on: Cole Hamels suspended five games for intentionally hitting Bryce Harper

By: pjmarn6

pjmarn6 — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:04:14 +0000

If the ball hit a nerve in the back, cracked a rib or broke a disc or fractured a vertebrae then you would think different about what kind of suspensions? If he ducked out of the way and into the pitch with his head and got a broken eye socket then you would think differently? The stooge wanted to hurt the batter, intimidate him.
I want to see YOU STAND AT THE PLATE AND WET YOUR PANTS KNOWING THAT THE PITCHER IS GOING TO PLUNK YOU SOMEWHERE WITH A 92 MILE AN HOUR FASTBALL!

By: pjmarn6

pjmarn6 — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:00:12 +0000

100% with you florida727! I give you five starts. Also a direct one million dollar fine and his salary for all those days should be forfeited! Hit the slob where it hurts in his pocket!

By: pjmarn6

pjmarn6 — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:58:09 +0000

Baseball is “classless” and “gutless” and “chickens**t” and “fake tough.” as far as Hamels is concerned. A tiny bit better would be a suspension of the NEXT FIVE PITCHING OPPORTUNITIES and a million dollar fine. Then we would see this crap curtailed.
I really prefer legal charges to be preferred against him. Over 50 years ago I was hit on the hand by a baseball and there are days that the ligaments in that hand give me twinges and I remember that day.

By: rvndoc

rvndoc — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:16:35 +0000

If Cole had not admitted to trying to hit the batter. He didn’t have to. He could have just said it was an accident, like the one thrown in retaliation. There is a lesson to be learned here: Keep Your Moth Shut and deny, deny, deny. After all, this is America’s game, no pitcher would EVER try to hit a batter on purpose.
Doc

By: gsrider911

gsrider911 — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:23:52 +0000

I like the idea of ‘leaving it on the field’ and letting players play. Hamels is not the first pitcher to plunk someone intentionally, I would argue that all pitchers do this.
Does it belong in baseball? Maybe, maybe not – but unless you admit it, there is no way to punish someone for head hunting or just having one ‘get away from you.’
Getting hit hurts – Hamels got hit as well, and nothing happened to Zimmerman. Therefore this suspension is BS.
Rizzo is a piece of trash and obviously anointed himself as someone who we should pay attention to. Why is it that most GMs only talk about players stats and prospects while this one seems that it’s appropriate to gab and slander? Shut it, Rizzo – I don’t care what you think.

By: delawarephilliesfan

delawarephilliesfan — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:10:54 +0000

I would be curious to hear that explained more fully – as was mentioned below, 5 starts would be a month suspension. Do you think a month suspension is warranted due to the nature of the HBP, or because of the admission?

If it is the former, then should all HBP like that one that are later deemd to be intentional result in a month suspension? And if it is because of the latter, then what should baseball do when they determine a pitcher did it intentionally, and does not admit the truth?

By: El Bravo

El Bravo — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:42:49 +0000

Cliff Lee was my ace last year. I can see talent even through shitty red pinstripes.

By: El Bravo

El Bravo — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:42:03 +0000

You do. I can tell you all about it over a nice cup of tea.

By: chadjones27

chadjones27 — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:07:42 +0000

It’s that way with any pitcher though. Not saying it’s right. But, if the punishment should be that he has to miss a start, the manager just says, “oh well, I was going to start him in 3 days.” There’s no rule that pitchers need to rest 4-5 days.

By: chadjones27

chadjones27 — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:04:55 +0000

Because it’s easy to hit “reply” and type in a bunch of gibberish.

By: cleverbob

cleverbob — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:55:54 +0000

A “beanball” is thrown at the batter’s head (or “bean”). Hamels plunked him in the back. There’s a clear difference. I’m not defending or condemning Hamels, just getting tired of everyone misappropriating the term.

By: cleverbob

cleverbob — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:48:24 +0000

I seriously doubt Hamels will lose any sleep over missing out on the “ERA title”. Last place in the NL East, on the other hand…

By: cleverbob

cleverbob — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:42:46 +0000

Hamels didn’t bean anyone.

By: cleverbob

cleverbob — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:39:29 +0000

He didn’t bean anybody.

By: tropboi11

tropboi11 — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:09:27 +0000

I dislike the Philtys as much as anyone but I don’t think there should be any suspension at all, it started and ended on the diamond, that’s all, but I guess he gets what he deserves for trying to brag about it. Go Rays

By: cur68

cur68 — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:57:08 +0000

Dang, man, never woulda thunk a pie eater would go for a Phillie on his team. *shakes head in bafflement at the craziness in the world*

By: dennisund

dennisund — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:32:58 +0000

@stabonerichard, Yeah, far more relevant, too.

By: dennisund

dennisund — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:31:55 +0000

You don’t have to be a player of any kind to have a worthwhile opinion. Using his comments with the title of ‘former player’ doesn’t mean anything more than a newspaper reporter’s, especially when the player has a shorter span in the league than the player he is speaking about. Did anyone get a quote from Chris Coste???

By: mianfr

mianfr — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:08:31 +0000

Short memories…

By: baseballisboring

baseballisboring — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:24:24 +0000

I think it’s more of a joke that they face virtually no consequences when they do get suspended. I mean, later in the season when guys are starting to get worn down, an extra day of rest might actually help them a little. It causes a minor inconvenience for the manager and nothing else. If we’re gonna hand out 5 game suspensions for intentional beanings we may as well not even police it at all.

By: redskins1

redskins1 — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:04:35 +0000

philly fans suck!!! Tough guy!!!

By: emoser

emoser — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:48:06 +0000

And I assume you’ll be fine with them throwing at Strasburg’s head after he does that… or did you think Zimmerman deserved a suspension too? You clearly don’t know either team anyway (Strausberg and Hammels???), so I don’t even know why you’re expressing an opinion on this.

By: joebuckiscreepy

joebuckiscreepy — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:36:48 +0000

If you are making generalizations about Phillies fans being douchebags, then I am going to go ahead and make a generalization about guys named “Randy” being creepy douches. We should hang out sometime, bro.

By: stabonerichard

stabonerichard — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:27:06 +0000

Would the words of Phils’ GM Ruben Amaro be more to your liking?

“It’s kind of disappointing it even happened. If what he said is true, I’m kind of disappointed. Obviously, that’s not what we’re about.”

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:26:38 +0000

Yeah…he hardly ever has anything constructive to say regarding anything but the Yankees, but your homophobic slur has no place, either.

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:23:27 +0000

Yes, Zimmerman should be suspended/fined the same amount for idiotic propagation of some asinine unwritten rule.

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:20:20 +0000

Oh, my stars and garters!!!!! You have Phightins on your roster?!?!? That’s heretical sacrilege, isn’t it?!?!?

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:17:52 +0000

Again, a five start suspension would be about a month. He should be suspended. But a month is way too much.

By: jimbo1949

jimbo1949 — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:49:38 +0000

H8rs gotta h8, morons gotta moron.

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:29:51 +0000

Cole is the man